Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-26
PROMINENT ONES.

KING PoMARE, of the Society Islands,
is suing for divorce from his wife,
Queen Johannah. She accuses him of
lntoxlcation and he accuses her Of in
fidelity. She is only fifteen years old.
MISS NELLIE GOULD is considered
one OF the sweetest little ladies in New
York. considering the tact that she
Is an helress to twenty or thirty mill
Ions the fact is not 80 very wonderful.
HENRY Il. FINCK, whose recently
published book entitled Romantic
Love and Personal Beauty" attracted
considerable attention, is a Harvard
man. After graduation he went to
Germany.
The Oldest general of the United
States army is William Selby Harvey.
He was born near Nashville, Tenn,
In 1900, and entered the army in
1918. He was breveted major-general
on March Is, 1855.
IT is said that the late Robert Stoe-
pei a few months ago invested all his
funds IN the purchase of IN annuity.
The first payment would have been
due rext January; so capital and in
rerest all goes together.
PROF E. N. HoRsFoRD, of Harvard
College, has made g. fortune out of his
famous acid phosphates. He is pc.
cullar man In appearance, has
heavy, STOPPING figure, an English
lace and grey side whiskers and beard.
REUBEN r. THRULL, OF Rutland, VT,
ia believed to be the Oldest practicing
attorney in the world. He is SO years
OF age, and was In attendance upon
the Rutland County Court last week
looking after some old cases on the
docket.
JOSEPH M. DOUGLASS, o. Nevada
City, CAL, an eccentric miser whose
wealth is estimated at $5,OOO,OOO,
was recently fined 500 and put in
Jail for twenty-four hours for con-
tempt of court. He didn't mind the
confinement, but the fine nearly broke
his heart.
MRS. BLOOMFIELD MOORE is going
to India with O. party, at the head of
which is the nabob Sir Salar Jung.
One American newspaper mentions
the fact that she is going with "Sir
Sarah Jungo," while another an
nounces that she will accompany "sir
Salad Bung." Thus do we get even
with the "blarsted" English neWspa-
pers.
LORD ROsEBERY, speaking OF "Vola-
puk," says that he regards with awe
the scheme for celebrating a language
tor International correspondence; but
he does firmly believe that within
century correspondence in the same
tongue will be carried on in some form
| OF shorthand, and that the stress and
pressure OF public life will make it q
necessity.
MISS ALICE LONGFELLoW, the daugh-
ter OF the poet, has just been chosen
q member OF the Cambridge School
Committee She has lately been de-
voting herself to the establishment
| and management of Industrial and
kindergarten schools, and she is one
Of the trustees of the Harvard Annex.
She was graduated with high honors
| by g. woman college.
The Grand Duke OF Hesse has at
last allowed his Holbein Madonna to
be cleared OF the crust pant and
| varnlsh which has so long concealed
| It's beauties, and there is no longer a
| question as to it's genuineness. This
disposes of the Dresden copy which
has been held to be the original, and
the old dispute as to the real master
| piece is at last settled.
MRS. WILLIAM WALDORF AsTOR is
still one OF the prettlest women in
New York, as she was the prettlest
girl in Philadelphia as MISS Paul, and
| a brunette Of the clear, rosy type,
which accounts for her fondness Of all
shades OF yellow. She wears with
| These yellow gowns superb set of to-
p Il and diamonds which her husband
gave her In Rome while be was there
, as minister to Italy.
Ex-QUEEN ISABELLA s friends assert
that she never formally abdicated.
she signed paper in the presence of
witnesses which was understood to be
an act of abdication. But it was
never ratified by the Cortes, never
given legal publicity, and indeed, new
er LEI out of ner possession. The roy
al signature is nc longer visible.
Where it was there is now d huge ink
st ain, she having in her sons lifetime,
in q fit Of anger at his dlsl e lard for
her wishes, taken up an inkstand and
dashed 1T down upon the document
in question.